You’ve just finished checking your unit and are sitting down at the computer to work on some paperwork when the tones go off....
“Roberts Township, 616 Bird Road, for seizures. Medic 1-3, class 1. Roberts Township, 616 Bird Road for seizures, medic 1-3 is due, class 1; time out 0745.”
Upon response, your update is as follows: “Medic 1-3 responding at 0746. You have a 34 y/o/f hx of epilepsy in status seizure; pt has been in siezure for about one hour. Go to building #7.”
ATF a personal nurse who is with the pt; pt is lying on her bed seizing. nurse states pt lives alone with her seizure alert dog, and home health nurses come to check on her; pt has been seizing for about an hour when they called 911. pt is on phenobarb and a few other meds, allergic to dilantin, tegretol, and a couple other meds that really aren't important right now. current pulse is 88, resps are about 16, seizures are not big, just small twitches of whole body, with a few larger movements. pt remains in seizure, yet she is maintaining her own airway and still breathing WNL. BP is unattainable due to the continued movement.
what do you do?
and what do you do with the dog?
“Roberts Township, 616 Bird Road, for seizures. Medic 1-3, class 1. Roberts Township, 616 Bird Road for seizures, medic 1-3 is due, class 1; time out 0745.”
Upon response, your update is as follows: “Medic 1-3 responding at 0746. You have a 34 y/o/f hx of epilepsy in status seizure; pt has been in siezure for about one hour. Go to building #7.”
ATF a personal nurse who is with the pt; pt is lying on her bed seizing. nurse states pt lives alone with her seizure alert dog, and home health nurses come to check on her; pt has been seizing for about an hour when they called 911. pt is on phenobarb and a few other meds, allergic to dilantin, tegretol, and a couple other meds that really aren't important right now. current pulse is 88, resps are about 16, seizures are not big, just small twitches of whole body, with a few larger movements. pt remains in seizure, yet she is maintaining her own airway and still breathing WNL. BP is unattainable due to the continued movement.
what do you do?
and what do you do with the dog?
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